Tennis Reckons with Doping

Hang Up and Listen

Slate Podcasts

News, Sports, Sports News

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Hosts Alex Kirshner, Ben Lindbergh, and Lindsay Gibbs discuss Iga Swiatek’s and Janik Sinner's doping allegations and the huge implications for international tennis. They also get into this past weekend’s college football chaos and Saquon Barkley and Derek Henry’s running back revival. For Afterballs, Lindsay Gibbs examines the tragic passing of Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. after a recent head injury. On the bonus episode, available exclusively for Slate Plus members, the hosts talk about Bluesky and whether big sports media will eventually pivot to the new platform. Tennis and doping (2:37): Do Swiatek and Sinner deserve suspensions? College football chaos (25:50): Flag planting and the mess in the Mid-West Are runningbacks back? (46:57): How long can Barkely and Henry prop up their position? Afterballs (1:03:38): Lindsay on Medrick Burnett Jr’s head injury and death. (Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad-free.) Want more Hang Up and Listen? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page, or visit slate.com/hangupplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:06.7	podcast. Back with you again, I'm Alex Kirsner. I'm a contributing writer for Slate,
1:10.4	and I'm the co-host of the National College Football Podcast, Split Zone Duo. This week I've got my typical great panel with me. We will talk about yet another doping story involving one of the best tennis players in the world, the chaotic race to the first ever 12-team college football playoff, and a critical question in the NFL. Is the classic featured running back
1:28.1	as the focal point of the offense back? Or is that just a mirage provided by Derek Henry and
1:33.9	Saquan Barkley? At least for a few elite teams, it does look like the running back is back to its old
1:38.4	point of focus in an NFL offense. As usual, joining me this week is Lindsay Gibbs. She is the author
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